JUNE was busy !

just a nice pic of the Diva

I have spent the past couple weeks getting the Ocean Quilt together, first to hustle with the piecing before going to Landon's Graduation Party in Davenport. He had a great party! and the quilt top was checked out on a king bed. ~ its big !

The it got hustled to the garage to be basted with help from Tim. LOL!! I like this pic! It shows ALL my favorite things.
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Here you can see the many colors of blue, Belizey blue, CostaMaya blue, Inky Ocean waters, and the curves and motion of the waves, inspired from the Cruise we did in Feb.

The garden grew in June....

We did a trip to the river with the RV.

My View.....

We are hustling around to get ready for another June trip to Iowa. We will see some big kids, lil kids, and Class reunion. 35 yrs ohhhh boy!

GetRdone

Since I haven't posted finished quilts in a spell. Here's to say YES I have been staying busy with them. ! I finished several this past month and they are packed in a box ready to go OUT to their J O B S. I had Tims help, while he is off work, with the basting of them in the garage.

You saw a few of these when they were just single layer tops. They're done now.

Thanks to Bills wife fro some neat 60's style prints and other bright squares were found then used from her donated box full !

Thanks to Kay for large yardage that was used for several back sides.

Thanks to Angela for some pretty yellow that was used in sashings. flowers. and also some yardage for back sides !

and of course Lori, Nancy, Shell & Lin for boxes of colors I'm still working from.

The Flower Power quilts were a joy to work on. Its spring !!

(almost summer but ...o well ) 10 more out the door !

Time flys when your having fun !

I had a couple Mothers Days this year. Sunday we did omelets and ate on the patio. while waiting for phone calls...

Tues I recvd flowers from Diva. She made sure they were done up right with her lil nose in the process.

Its been awhile since I've posted on here things are happening still !

We did couple camp outs and are learning to set up the Beast and live in it.

Tim and Diva chose this quilt called 'Colorbox' for the bed.

Tim soaking up the sunshine. I forget if this was before or after a tornado siren. There was a storm elsewhere in our county and all the sirens went off. Exciting, and good to be wary..

Yes, I can still sew like crazy in the Beast... and I have been! stay tuned for a quilt up date too.

Wishin for Spring !

I haven't posted in awhile, but we have been busy !!!

We did a cruise in Feb The pics posted here:

http://timkarylcruisin.blogspot.com/

... and then north to visit w Raelle and parents , Plus celebrate Carsons 1st Birthday. We found the RV up there... It followed us home....

.... and then Tim came home to do shoulder surgery. I have a OneArmedBandit off work here now. ........nutz !

For March we have been busy packing this up so its ready when Spring does arrive ! CampDavid is going Mobile !

In and around all this I have been sewing. Tim helped me baste 5 tops in the cold garage one day. Those are in the process of getting quilted and bound.
Shell came to visit and we found Ocean colors fabric for a RV quilt.

I am cleaning closets again finding all things I have two of for the camper . Also all things I have two of quilting related !! I will be sewing out there just as much as at home.

Today is National Quilting Day, I'm busy with cutting kits for CampDavids travels...........

stay tuned ~~~

Blizzard !

Snow ! we have snow ! we have wind ! We have swirly drifts !

Feels like I'm back home in N Iowa ! Tim had to shovel a path before Diva would go outside. Rare for her !



Cracker is very carefully plowing thru snow up to his chest. There is a 12 " flower pot near the trellis.... see it ????

I think these chairs would give you a cold butt !.... and do you see my blue pool anywhere????

8 inches in front of the door....

Last week Diva was 'skating' on the blue pool. She will get a rude awakening come spring !

I love a good snow storm when we are home safe n sound to watch it sans worrying about roads. Its a good time to hibernate, cook, clean, watch movies, sew...

Yes, Ive been sewing right along, just not doing the pics as regular as I should ! Jan had 2 pink/green tops, 2 very large 'stinkin squares' tops and 1 red feathered star top,, waiting to be basted and quilted ~~ soon !

~stay warm ~stay put. ~~K

NewsYears HOHOHO

Carson & Raelle

Dec went fast ! Jan is going even faster ! here is the late scoop of the family Christmas happening on NewYears. Three sisters relaxing after all the food, giftys, noise ,wrapping paper, ectect was done . ~~ cheers and good things for 2011 ! It was Carsons 1st Christmas, ribbons are good things !. cookies are too !

.. and the annual Christmas Quilt got started late April then inspired me to make TWO.. they called out their own Owners of Jake and Aaron to

care for them.

Both Quilts are styled after Frank LLoyd Write house windows.
Aaron's quilt on the left is based on the Darwin D Martin House , Tree of Life in Buffalo, New York, 1904.

Jake's quilt on the right is based on Charles Ennis House in Los Angels, Calif. in 1924- 26.

I named the quilts 'Frost On Franks Windows' due to a glazed icy colored fabric used in the white space.

I'm currently stitching madly on a MilleniumQuilt or '2000 stinkinSquares'.. I haven't counted how many were used yet, tho there are many left in the box ! ........

Two Projects

Finally I have time for MY projects, The holiday sewing is done!
Now is the time for the '2000 stinkin squares' or nicer name of Milenium swap squares. They were swapped by the CrazyQuilters chat group in 1999/2000. I think they have sat in the box long enough and its time to getRdone.

Here's the start of the mess. They will be sewn on the Singer industrial model, made in November 1938. This is a rescued freecycle machine, repainted, plus a lil tune-up. The base box had broken hinges so I recovered with fabric to hide the fix it job there too !

These old classic machines have pretty details that our current plastic machines don't have . Neat !

The machine in the beginning was very rough, textured industrial grey machine. Many people would try to protect the integrity of the old details. Since there really wasn't much for savable paint details so I don't feel bad for changing the paint. I did save the serial number and the Singer medallion on the front. I added curly pinstripe decals and the local repair guy re oiled the mechanical parts.

I'll be testing her out on the 2000 Stinkin Squares that I'm sewing on tween now and NewYears
~ ta da ~~~ K

~~~hohoho and Merry Christmas to you and yours~~